
General Manager, DTC Ecommerce
Hadley Designs
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- **About the Role**
- As our General Manager, DTC Ecommerce, you own the P&L. You own the strategy. You own the results.
- Your Core Focus
- - Scale Shopify and TikTok Shop to $20M+ in combined revenue within 18 months
- - Achieve ≥15% net margin on Shopify and ≥5% on TikTok Shop
- - Maintain Meta ROAS ≥ 2.0 and TikTok Shop ROAS ≥ 3.5
- - Launch one new high-converting bundle-based funnel per month
- - Drive email and SMS to contribute ≥25% of Shopify revenue
- - Remove the CEO from daily ecommerce execution by owning strategy, systems, team, and outcomes **
- You are not here to manage tasks. You are here to architect a repeatable growth engine.**
- What You’ll Do
- **Traffic and Acquisition**
- - Test 100+ ad creatives weekly across Meta and TikTok
- - Optimize paid traffic to hit strict ROAS thresholds
- - Partner with affiliate and UGC teams to scale winning creative
- - Stay ahead of platform trends, formats, and policy updates
- - Coordinate launches with Amazon for halo effects
- **Offers, Funnels, and CRO**
- - Launch one new bundle-based funnel every month tied to educational outcomes
- - Optimize CVR, AOV, CAC, LTV, upsells, and overall funnel economics weekly
- - Oversee homepage, product pages, and collection merchandising
- - Refactor and relaunch underperforming funnels with new hooks and offers
- - Lead seasonal promotions including Back-to-School and Holiday campaigns
- - Build and maintain funnel SOPs and testing roadmaps
- **Customer Nurture and LTV**
- - Lead lifecycle marketing through Klaviyo and Postscript
- - Optimize welcome, cart abandonment, post-purchase, and win-back flows
- - Build ascension paths from posters to workbooks to busy books
- - Develop blog and SEO strategy to drive organic education-based traffic
- **Performance and Forecasting**
- - Review weekly P&Ls for Shopify and TikTok Shop
- - Analyze AOV, CVR, CAC, LTV, ROAS, GP to CAC, and lifecycle revenue share
- - Deliver weekly scorecards and monthly strategic growth plans
- - Forecast performance and identify scaling levers
- **Team Leadership**
- - Lead and coach a cross-functional ecommerce pod of 6+ team members
- - Establish clear ownership and weekly operating rhythms
- - Hire and develop talent as funnel velocity increases
- - Manage freelancers and specialized contractors
- - Model Extreme Ownership, Relentless Innovation, and Integrity Above All
- How Success Is Measured
- - $20M+ DTC revenue within 18 months
- - Consistent margin and ROAS targets achieved
- - One profitable funnel launch per month
- - Email and SMS driving at least 25% of Shopify revenue
- - Documented systems that scale without founder dependency
- - A high-performing team executing without burnout
Requirements
- **Who You Are**
- You think like a General Manager, not just a marketer.
- You thrive in ownership. You love numbers. You respect creative. You build systems that make growth inevitable.
- You align deeply with our values:
- - Extreme Ownership. You solve problems and close loops without excuses.
- - Relentless Innovation. You test boldly, learn fast, and iterate constantly.
- - Integrity Above All. You report numbers accurately and tell the truth even when it is hard.
- Experience That Sets You Apart
- - 5 to 10+ years in DTC ecommerce, especially Shopify and paid social
- - Proven track record scaling ecommerce brands past $20M
- - Experience owning revenue and profitability targets
- - Deep expertise in Meta and TikTok Ads
- - Hands-on experience with Klaviyo, Postscript, and Shopify CMS
- - Strong background in bundles, upsells, and LTV optimization
- - Ability to write and review high-converting landing pages
- - Comfortable leading a fully remote team with clear weekly cadences
- You are analytical and creative. Strategic and operational. Visionary and accountable.
- You care about building something that lasts.
Benefits
- **Why You’ll Love Working Here**
- - You will have real ownership. Real trust. And real impact.
- - Hadley Designs is a remote first company built on autonomy, creativity, and accountability.
- - You will work closely with leadership, including the CEO, while having full authority to own your channels and decisions.
- - Access to ongoing learning, training, and tools to sharpen your knowledge and strategies in the DTC space.
- - You will be surrounded by A+ team member that value excellence, growth, and doing the right thing.
- - You will build something meaningful. Our products help families slow down, connect, and rediscover the joy of learning together.
- - You will help shape a decade long vision to build the most trusted children’s brand in the world.
- - Access Josh Hadley's vast network through his podcast Ecomm Breakthrough
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
DTC ecommerceP&L managementrevenue optimizationconversion rate optimization (CRO)customer lifetime value (LTV) optimizationcost per acquisition (CAC) analysisreturn on ad spend (ROAS) managementfunnel developmentemail marketingSEO strategy
Soft Skills
ownershipproblem-solvingcreativityleadershipanalytical thinkingstrategic thinkingoperational efficiencyteam developmentcommunicationinnovation